#320 Richard Rohr and the Heresy of the Universal Christ, with Alexa Cramer

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Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Alexa Cramer joins the show to talk about here recent deep dive into the teachings of Richard Rohr. Rohr is a Franciscan Friar whose teachings are tremendously influential in the movements of deconstruction and progressive Christianity. Praised by celebrities such as Bono, Oprah Winfrey, Brene Brown, and Rainn Wilson, as well as progressive Christian voices such as Nadia Bolz Weber, Jen Hatmaker, and positively quoted by more mainstream Christian voices like Max Lucado, and John Mark Comer, Rohr's influence is incalculable. If you have been hearing about Richard Rohr but don't know where to start, this episode will summarize his most popular teachings and offer a biblical critique. ------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:BRAVE BOOKSEntertainment that Engages the Imagination for Good. Go to BRAVEBooks.com/childers for more informationUse my code: CHILDERSA'DEL NATURAL COSMETICSElevate your skincare routine with A'del's toxin-free cosmetics. Experience the difference in quality and purity. Go to www.adelnaturalcosmetics.com for more information. Use my code: ALISA GOOD RANCHERSAmerican Meat DeliveredGo to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information.Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/musicThere you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachildersTo order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.comTo see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachildersPotential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	he talks about the law of three, which is an occult law, by the way, that comes out of
0:06.3	out of the occult. And so this is about threiness. And this is his foundation for rejecting
0:13.1	dualism. Like we were saying that he doesn't like the in or out right or wrong. There's,
0:18.3	it's never just two, although he uses false dichotomies. All the time. Oh, my goodness.
0:24.4	Yeah, he hates the language of either or, but his entire book is just either or set up.
0:44.0	Well, hey, everyone. Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast. I'm Elisa Childers, and it's always my goal to help equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its
0:49.4	counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth. And I hope everyone is having a great
0:55.0	summer so far. Our family just got back from a five-day family camp called Camp of the Woods in
1:00.3	upstate New York, and we had the greatest time. It was so much fun. And I hope that you're getting
1:04.8	to have some good quality time with your family as well. Today's episode is brought to you by Brave
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1:25.1	Roar as we seek to equip Christians to proclaim the gospel, to discern the
1:29.8	counterfeits of historic Christianity, we have to keep coming back to Richard Roar. First, a couple of
1:34.8	reasons. Number one, he's so incredibly influential. He's influential not only in the movement
1:40.6	of progressive Christianity, but also in the movement of deconstruction. When I was
1:45.4	researching for my book called The Deconstruction of Christianity, one of the things that I marveled at
1:50.8	was how many of the therapy sites, the counseling sites, the deconstruction coaching sites,
1:56.5	if you would go into their recommended resources, how many of them, even the non-Christian ones,
2:01.4	would recommend Richard Rohr? I have never searched the name of a prominent progressive Christian
2:08.4	thought leader along with the name of Richard Roar and not found some sort of a connection
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